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Reclaiming the power of the purse

17th October 201727th March 2018 Colin Pidgeon Fiscal policy and the annual Budget

Reading Time: 5 minutes Half way through the fiscal year, Northern Ireland (NI) still has no 2017-18 budget. A previous blog, Who has the

The word 'budget' spelled in Scrabble tiles

Finance

Who has the power of the purse if the Assembly does not agree a budget?

9th March 201717th July 2017 Colin Pidgeon Fiscal policy and the annual Budget

Reading Time: 6 minutes Piecing together a budget is one of the most fundamental activities of government. But in Northern Ireland (NI) there is

A mole emerging from molehill (image by Stefan Didam and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons)

Finance

Autumn Statement 2016: a fiscal molehill?

2nd December 20166th July 2017 Colin Pidgeon

Reading Time: 4 minutes Has the Chancellor’s statement had the mountainous impact on the Executive’s budget that was expected?

A word cloud for Explanatory and Financial Memoranda

Finance

How good are Northern Ireland’s Explanatory and Financial Memoranda?

17th November 201630th May 2017 Colin Pidgeon

Reading Time: 4 minutes In the 2011-16 Assembly Mandate, MLAs debated, scrutinised and passed a range of legislation across a number of policy areas

Image of a blackboard, with the words 'Is prevention better than cure?'

Democracy and Government Finance

What are the key obstacles to introducing a preventative approach in Northern Ireland?

22nd August 20166th July 2017 Pamela Dugdale

Reading Time: 3 minutes In recent years ‘Preventative Expenditure‘ (PE) has gained a high level of political consensus. There are many definitions, and this

A line graph which shows that the level of fiscal transfer to NI has been fairly even over the last five years.

Finance

How much of what we spend on public services in Northern Ireland is paid for by locally raised tax revenue?

8th August 20166th July 2017 Colin Pidgeon

Reading Time: 4 minutes Northern Ireland (NI) receives a sizeable fiscal transfer from the United Kingdom (UK) Government. In other words, considerably more is

Figure 1: 2015-16 FTC Allocations and Returns

Finance

Financial Transactions Capital: What is it, and how can it be used?

1st August 20166th July 2017 Pamela Dugdale

Reading Time: 4 minutes Financial Transactions Capital (FTC) is funding allocated to the Executive by the United Kingdom (UK) Government. The Executive has discretion

Front cover of the DARD resource accounts for 2014/15

Finance

What are Public Sector Annual Reports and Accounts and how can I access them?

11th July 20166th July 2017 Pamela Dugdale

Reading Time: 3 minutes The purpose of an ‘Annual Report and Accounts’ is to provide information about an entity’s financial position, changes in financial